The Sorcerer Supreme Hero, will reach the big screen with the help of Director Scott Derrickson, who also directed Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Derrickson will be joined by John Spaihts as the writer, who also is responsible for the screenwriting for Prometheus (2012).

Casting for Doctor Strange is rumored to have been initially between Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Carribean) Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line), and Kyle MacLachlan, who starred in Lesser known movies such as: Twin Peaks (1992) and Blue Velvet (1986)